Local Short Stories In Quest of Manganese
Local interest grows after manganese ore is found in Axe canyon with prospecting in several localities. A mining party from Butte visited Axe canyon and Hog Back but did not locate a ledge of the mineral.
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
10
Local interest grows after manganese ore is found in Axe canyon with prospecting in several localities. A mining party from Butte visited Axe canyon and Hog Back but did not locate a ledge of the mineral.
A Dillon front of theater disruption ends calmly as a man threatens to shoot his wife and her lover inside. Stolen car found abandoned and damaged near Ryan’s canyon. detectives continue investigations. Citizens submit tips for local news. editors seek reader contributions. Beaverhead high basketball advances at Livingston tournament. District Court bound over case against a local assault suspect. Real estate and banking moves reshape the town economy. St James honors service members. hospital stays and illnesses reported. A Dillon bank venture planned for Lima with regional rail link. Franklin car sold to Thomas Flynn. church notices and service times posted.
Railroads in Montana will grant permission to use their right of way for agricultural purposes. Applications should be filed early as the best sections will be in high demand, with preference to farmers whose lands border the railroad property.
The M E Church invites attendance Sunday March 10 with Sunday school at 10. Prof Robert Clark leads Sunday school as superintendent. Reverend H G Humphrey preaches at 11 on Our Unseen Allies. Epworth League at 6 30 pm and 7 30 pm service. Also preaching at Stone Creek schoolhouse Sunday 3 pm.
Mrs. R. E. Johnson of Dillon describes severe kidney trouble and back pain that improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The ad urges others to try the remedy, priced 60 cents, with Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo cited as the manufacturer.
In Dillon multiple notes report Ike Rife Jr of Medicine Lodge visiting town after a heavy snow. Local residents seek bulls in distant markets, and Miss Dorothy elhaus changes jobs. A sailor candidate fails a San Francisco exam, and a variety of townspeople travel for health, family, or business.
Mrs James Paxton entertained the Episcopal auxiliary yesterday afternoon in Dillon for a social affairs gathering.
Mrs. M. A. Walker hosted the Bitterroot club after St. James on Wednesday. Mrs. Wm. Bernstein to entertain the Episcopal guild next Thursday afternoon. Jolly Club members enjoyed an evening with Mrs. B. W. Emerick Tuesday.
The Westminister Guild will meet with Mrs. W. B. Hartwig next Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Leimert and Miss Tattersall lead the program. Prospect Club members surprised Miss Marguerite Cushing at her home last Monday with games and music. Refreshments followed.
The Methodist Aid society will meet in the church parlors next Thursday and be entertained by Mrs. L. B. Ripley, Mrs. George Ditty and Mrs. Arthur Ripley.
Albert F. Swain married Miss Vivian Volk of Riverside in San Diego on March 2. Rev. H. E. Clowes of National City officiated. The bride teaches in Riverside public schools and will continue her work there.
The groom, youngest son of Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Swain, former city residents, now entomologist at the University of California Riverside station, will soon join the military service. The university regrets the move, and Mrs. Swain, who attended the wedding, will shortly return to Montana.
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